Police identifies London Tube bombing suspect
London, Sep 18 (IANS) The British police on Monday named one of the two suspects arrested in connection with the terror attack on a London Tube train that left 30 people injured. The suspect was…
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Trump’s militaristic Afghanistan policy ‘a folly’, says Pakistan
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The Pakistan Foreign Minister will upbraid the US for its new Afghanistan policy at the UN General Assembly next week, saying the Trump administration is following a militaristic approach that has…
Police names London Tube attack suspect
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Police on Monday revealed the identity of one of the two suspects arrested in connection with the terror attack on a London Tube train that left 30 people injured, authorities said….
Al Qaeda terrorist arrested in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) An Al Qaeda terrorist has been arrested in the national capital, police said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Police P.S. Kushwah told IANS the terrorist, Shumon Haq, was arrested near…
NIA gets new chief in Y.C. Modi
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Y.C. Modi, who was part of a Supreme Court-appointed probe team in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, will be the new chief of the NIA. The decision…
Maoists kill husband, wife in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Sep 18 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand killed a man, terming him a police spy, and his wife in Gumla district on Monday, police said. At least 10-12 guerrillas of the People’s Liberation Front…
Y.C. Modi is new NIA chief
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Y.C. Modi will be the new chief of the NIA — the premier anti-terror investigation agency. The decision was taken on Monday by the Appointments Committee of…
BREAKING NEWS: Y.C. Modi to be new NIA chief
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South Africa to sign nuclear non-prohibition treaty
Cape Town, Sep 18 (IANS) South Africa will sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons next week during the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, officials said. President Jacob Zuma will ink…
4 killed in market explosion in Afghanistan
Kabul, Sep 18 (IANS) At least four people have died and another 14 wounded in an explosion Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan, according to an official source. The bombing took place at 11.00 a.m. (local time)…
British terrorism threat level lowered
London, Sep 18 (IANS) British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that Britain’s terrorism threat level has been lowered from “critical” to “severe” after being raised to the highest possible in the wake of the Friday…
Over 300 IS militants killed in airstrikes in Iraq
Baghdad, Sep 18 (IANS) The Iraqi aircraft conducted dozens of airstrikes against targets of the Islamic State (IS) militants in western Iraq, leaving many of their posts destroyed and killing some 306 militants, the Iraqi…
Odisha ministers, officials misused chopper meant for anti-Maoist missions: CAG
Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 (IANS) A helicopter hired for carrying out anti-Maoist operations in Odisha was misused by Ministers and various officers, said the government auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The CAG report…
Talks with Pakistan meaningless till it stops exporting terror: Rajnath
Nizamabad (Telangana), Sep 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that talks with Pakistan will have no meaning unless the neighbouring country stops exporting terrorists to India. He alleged that Pakistan was…
SCO must contribute in fight against terror: India
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) India on Sunday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) must contribute to the fight against terrorism and hoped there will be constructive and productive engagement at the forum….
British Airways plane evacuated after threat
Paris, Sep 17 (IANS) A British Airways flight from Paris was evacuated at Charles de Gaulle airport here on Sunday for security reasons after passengers were told a “direct threat” had been made towards the…
Seven killed in Pakistan blast
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) At least seven people were killed on Sunday in a remote-controlled explosion in Pakistan’s Bajaur Agency, police said. The blast took place at 12.30 p.m. when the roadside bomb went off…
Second man arrested over London Tube bombing
London, Sep 17 (IANS) A second man was arrested over the terror attack on a London Tube train that left 30 people injured and resulted in an increase in the country’s terror threat level from…
‘Omerta’ recounts terrorist Omar Sheikh’s bloody trail
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, Sep 17 (IANS) Hansal Mehta’s “Omerta”, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) here, captures the bloody trail of British-born terrorist Omar Sheikh who plotted the 2002 kidnapping and…
Clock is ticking for Jaish chief Azhar: India
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 17 (IANS) “The clock is ticking” for Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar regardless of whether the UN is allowed to act against him or not, India’s Permanent Representative Syed…